Anyone have problems with their LS7 lifters?

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May 17, 2007 | 04:12 PM

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Anyone have problems with their LS7 lifters?

Well I decided to buy LS7 lifters to replace the old ones which only had 42K mi. on them but just wanted to replaced them to be on the safe side. Anyway I ordered some from SDPC and when I received them they had nicks, scratches, and they looked worse than the ones that were pulled out of my car. Well I sent those back and they said that they looked perfectly fine and had another set and said that they look the same. I just curious if any had this kind of issues?

May 17, 2007 | 04:38 PM

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i got mine from them they looked fine and work great no issues

May 17, 2007 | 04:45 PM

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I had pics but I don't know what I did with them. But I'll try to find them so you guys can see them.

May 17, 2007 | 05:57 PM

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I got mine from SDPC and they looked great. Not really any milage on them yet.

May 17, 2007 | 07:10 PM

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SDPC LS7 Lifters

I got tired of waiting forr the Caddy lifters and got a set of LS7 lifters.

They looked fine. No scratches or chips.

Bob K.

May 18, 2007 | 07:56 PM

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Are the LS7 lifters better than the stock LS1 lifters?

Are they a direct replacement?

May 19, 2007 | 08:37 AM

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Yes they are better & yes they are now the only OEM GM stock replacement available.

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May 20, 2007 | 08:05 AM

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Which year model did GM start using those LS7 lifters on their stock cars/trucks?

May 20, 2007 | 06:12 PM

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Where can I purchase these lifters at?!

May 20, 2007 | 09:55 PM

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I finally got my Caddy lifters and they were a bit scratched up too. There were a few scratches/dents that I could feel with my fingernail. I lightly dremeled them and they should be fine now. The box that they came in from GM was broken open so it could have happened i shipping. I also got my lifters from SDPC. The packaging was horrible in my opinion.

May 20, 2007 | 10:34 PM

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Mine looked fine. Waiting on the tune so, no real mileage yet...

May 21, 2007 | 07:44 AM

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they will come with SOME surface scratches...what you dont want are gouges..deep deep cuts...big difference...mine had small hairline surface scratches, you can run em, you'll be fine...I spin mine to 7k all the time: Soak em in oil a bit first before install so they are ready to go when you fire her up

May 21, 2007 | 11:06 AM

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Mine looked like that before the install:

May 21, 2007 | 06:21 PM

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Where can I purchase these lifters at?!

Is there a sponsor that carries these in stock?

May 21, 2007 | 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Pipelayaz

Is there a sponsor that carries these in stock?

Texas-speed.com has the set for 135, just ordered it and HOPE they have it in stock, payed for 2nd day cause I need them for the heads//cam install over the holliday weekend!

https://texas-speed.com/shop/item.as...d=690&catid=50

Back to topic, I'll let you know how they go after the install. I'll be using 7.4 pushrods.

May 22, 2007 | 08:17 AM

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In the picture above... you are holding what in the link below they say is a stock lifter and not a LS7 lifter.... Which is right?

https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...ght=ls7+lifter

And are the ones SD is selling for $99 the right ones?

May 22, 2007 | 08:34 AM

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Yea, SDPC is selling the correct ones as far as I know.

May 22, 2007 | 09:00 AM

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The link shows you the Caddy lifters which are different. The one in the picture above is the LS7 (Stock) lifters. I ordered these from SDPC and they come in this type of packaging.